Displacement due to Mindanao Earthquakes
As of 27 November, 183,244 individuals have been displaced. The national government is leading the response, with assistance from in-country humanitarian partners.
On 29 and 31 October 2019, two strong earthquakes hit Central Mindanao, with magnitudes of 6.3 and 6.6, respectively. Their epicenter was at the Municipality of Tulunan, Cotabato province.
The quakes have caused scores of civilian casualties and severe damage to houses and government infrastructure such as school buildings, day care centers, health stations, and community water supply facilities. In the weeks that followed, we witnessed first-hand the conditions of communities who suffered the series of earthquakes.
The national government is leading the response with assistance from in-country humanitarian partners. UNHCR as the Protection Cluster Lead agency of the Mindanao Humanitarian Team in the Philippines has already begun supporting local authorities in conducting rapid damage and needs assessments and addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected areas upon the request of the government.
UNHCR will continue to work closely with the government and humanitarian actors on the ground to protect the well-being of the displaced families in the aftermath of the disaster.
As of 27 November, 183,244 individuals have been displaced due to the Mindanao earthquakes, with 31% staying in 107 evacuation centers in the affected areas.
The quakes have caused severe damage to houses and government infrastructure such as school buildings, day care centers, health stations, and community water supply facilities.
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